Salt and pepper shaker



March 11 1924.

L. M. ORTIZ ET AL SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER Filed June a. 1921 INVENTURMoritz ATTORNEYS Application filed June 3, 1821.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Luis M. Users and SMITH E. Gin-Moan, both citizensor the United States, and residents of Charna, in the county s 0 Arribaand Etate of New Mexico, have l tented a new and useful improvement inSalt and Pepper Shelters, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

@ur invention relates to receptacles for holding granular comestibles,such as salt, pepper, and the like, and it consists in the combinations,constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of our invention is to provide a twocompartment shaker havinga novel means for controlling the passage oi the substances placed inthe compartments from the compartments, whereby the substances may betaken selectively from either compartment whilethe other compartment ismaintained closed condition.

A further object of our invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described that is particularly adapted for use in connectionwith picnics or like excursions and for inclusion in any kit where it isimportant to keep the number of articles carried a minimum.

A further object of our invention is to provide a salt and pepper shakerthat combines in one article two articles ordinarily manufacturedseparately.

A further object of our invention is to provide a combination salt andpepper shaker having two compartments, one adapted for holding salt andthe other adapted for holding pepper, each of said compartments beingkept normally closed to prevent extrinsic or foreign matter fromentering the compartment.

C'ther objects and advantages will appear in the followingspecification, and the novel features of the invention will beparticularly pointed out in the appended claim.

@ur invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming partof this application, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of thedevice,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same,

Figure 3 is a section along the line 33 of Figure 2,

Figure i is a plan View of a portion or the device, and

Figure 5 is a plan View of another portion of the device.

. GILlIvISEt-E,

Serial Ho. $242,611.

A cup is fitted upon the open upper end the cellar body 1, the outerwall of the latter being reduced at '8 to irictionelly engage with thecap and to define an annular shoulder 7 against which the lower end ofthe cylindrical portion of the cap abuts.

The cap 5 is slot 8 in provided with its cylindrical portion at thelower end of the latter and this slot engages a guide lug 9 ntegral withthe cellar body and procling laterall thereof so that inwardlyprogecting portions and 11 of the cylind rival portion of the cap enterrecesses or notches l2 and 18 respectively in the outer wall of thecellar body acent to its open upper end. ln this position, the portionof the cap overlying one of the compartments is perforated by aplurality of openings 14: of r latively small size and the portion ofthe cap overlying the other compartment is perforated by a fewer numberof openlugs 15 or larger size, whereby the first named compartment isadapted for holding pepper, while the second compartment is adapted forholding salt.

The cap 5 is provided with diametrically opposed upstanding lugs 16l6which are vertically alined with the partition 2 when the cap has beenadjusted to the cellar body in the manner described. A pintle 17 isjcurnalled in the lugs 16-16. A cover for the cap 5 comprises twosemi-circular sections 18-18, each formed with integral eyelets orsleeve portions 1919 mounted on the pintle 17 between the lugs 16-16,whereby the sections l8l8 serve as hinge members. torsional spring 20disposed on the pintle 17 is arran ed with its ends bearing against theunder surfaces of the sections 1818, thereby tending to move eachsection about the pintle 17 through 180 degrees. Each of the sectionsl81 8 is provided with a lip or lug extension 21-- 2i bent laterallythereoi and indented at 22 adjacent to its extremity to engage with acorresponding projection 22 oi the Wall of the cap 5, whereby thesections 1S-18 are normally held in position to cover the perforatedportions of the cap 5, as best seen in Figure 3. Each of the lips or lugextensions 21-21 is bent outwardly at its end or away from thecontiguous Wall of the cellar body so that it may be conveniently movedby the pressure of the thumb when the cellar body is grasped by the handto occasion the disengagement ot the projection of the cylindricalportion of thecap 5 by the indentation of the cover section, whereby thelatter is moved 180 degrees by the action of (he spring 20 and will thenoverlie the other section.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device. theoperation thereof: may be readily understood. The device is particularlysuitable for use on picnics, since both salt and pepper may be containedtherein and will be kept in good condition when exposed to unfavorableconditions. The provision of a normally closed cover for the perforatedportion of the cap insures the maintenance of the substances placed inthe compartments 3 and 4 in the best condition. lldoisture, insects, andforeign matter of various kinds are prevented from entering thecompartments. When it masses is desired to remove the substance ineither compartment, a slight pressure of the thumb against the properlug 21 will disengage the latter from the cylindrical portion orlatching ring of the cap 5 and the action of the spring 20 will thenmove the cover section 180 degrees, thereby exposing the perforatedportion of the cap overlying the selected compartment.

In service a gasket 23 will be arranged between the cap 5 and the endWall of the cellar body 1.

We claiinz A closure for a two compartment condiment containercomprising, a cylindrical member having a perforated closed end, andlugs projected upwardly 'h'oin'said end, two covers hingedly secured tosaid lugs and being; adapted to swing independently ol one another, a:single spring adapted to swing said covers so that their outer surfacesabut one another, and spring clips carried by said covers and beingadapted to engage with said closure to yieldingly hold said cover inclosed position, whereby said spring; is placed under tension, saidspring being adapted to swing either of said covers, when released, intoa superimposed posi tion upon the other cover.

LUIS M. ORTIZ.

SMITH E. GILMORE.

